Abstract The planned Special Report on Climate Change and Cities represents a key
opportunity to connect the IPCC assessment process to the topics of cities and global …

Cities are the main hubs of human activity and the engines of economic growth. In pursuit of
such growth, cities are transgressing their local environmental boundaries. Ongoing …

Cities worldwide are expanding greenspaces, including parks, urban forests, and
grasslands. However, population exposure to tree and nontree vegetation is less well …

Cities are increasingly recognizing the benefits of incorporating urban greening strategies
into their planning and design to improve sustainability and livability. However, the specific …

Urban sprawl is a global concern, considering the current climate change scenario. The
conversion of natural habitats or other land uses to urban areas increases the Land Surface …

Global impervious surface area (ISA) has more than doubled over the last three decades,
but the associated carbon emissions resulting from the depletion of pre-existing land carbon …

The European chemical industry plays a crucial role in the economy, manufacturing
thousands of products that find applications across many sectors. On the other hand, the …

Global material consumption needs to be reduced to be within its planetary boundary.
Urbanization and human inequality are two profound economic-social phenomena, which …

Current food systems reduce, deplete and pollute our limited global resources. Radical
changes are required to ensure future food security and safety. Worldwide biodiversity …

Many of the global challenges that confront humanity are interlinked in a dynamic complex
network, with multiple feedback loops, nonlinear interactions and interdependencies that …